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An off-the-court reunion in Vietnam

In 1966, teammates Al Koehler ('63) and Butch Hassell ('64) crossed paths in South Vietnam.
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‘The rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air’

Provost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson (’43) can still recall the fear he felt as a young ensign aboard a destroyer escort off Iwo Jima.
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Queen of Prep Didn’t Sleep Here, But I Did

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Righting a wrong

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Strings honor history, aspire to rename a formal parlor

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‘A dangerous nest of subversives’

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A call to serve

'My heart has always been in mission,' says Beth Braxton ('66).
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Audrey Bridger (’52): Sweet memories

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Checking out the ghosts in ZSR library

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When Archie Bunker was a Deacon

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Who is the Demon Deacon?

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An Original Power Couple

Katharine and R.J. Reynolds
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The Placemakers

Wake Forest alumni who are redefining communities
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Faces of Courage

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Seriously Funny

For 49 years, historian Jim Barefield has been teaching students the Art of Comedy
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All in the same day

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History hidden in a sock drawer

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Hillary Taylor (’11), and professors Monique O’Connell and Emily Wakild

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